Volleyball Preview: Avenal Buccaneers vs. Firebaugh Eagles
The Avenal Buccaneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Firebaugh Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Avenal is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Coalinga.
Avenal was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 25-14.
Despite the loss, Avenal had strong showings from Krista Martin, who had eight digs and 25 assists, and Giselle Parades, who had seven digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Firebaugh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Coalinga.
Firebaugh couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Coalinga a tough time in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 32-30, 25-19.
Avenal's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Firebaugh, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Avenal's way against Firebaugh in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Avenal made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Avenal repeat their success, or does Firebaugh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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